Judges 21:3:12Judg.21.3.W12TAB
שֵׁ֥בֶט
shevet
“a tribe”
- Transliteration
- SHE-vet
- Extended
- SHEE-veht
- IPA
- /ˈʃeːvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a tribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-vet
- phraseyour reading level
SHE-vet e-KHAD
- clause
le-hi-pa-KED ha-YOM mi-yis-ra-EL SHE-vet e-KHAD
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru la-MA Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE yis-ra-EL ha-ye-TA ZOT be-yis-ra-EL le-hi-pa-KED ha-YOM mi-yis-ra-EL SHE-vet e-KHAD
Exegesis
The phrase miyyiśrāʾēl šēḇeṭ ʾeḥād {מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שֵׁ֥בֶט אֶחָֽד | miyyiśrāʾēl šēḇeṭ ʾeḥād} ‘from Israel one tribe’ underscores the severity of exclusion. English rendering preserves the lament structure and rhetorical interrogation, aligning with Hebrew syntax and emotive emphasis.
Root and etymology
š-b-ṭshin–bet–tet
“tribe, staff”
In context — Judges 21:3
And they said, “Why, LORD God of Israel , has this happened in Israel, that one tribe should be missing from Israel today?”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 21:3, so the Hebrew word שֵׁ֥בֶט (shevet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Judg.21.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.3.W12.S1) and character.